Rhonda Coats

Rhonda Coats is a seasoned professional with a diverse career spanning child welfare, legal defense, Mitigation investigation, e-commerce, and entrepreneurship. She began her career in the 1990s with the Oregon Department of Human Services, where she provided administrative and executive support before advancing to an Information Specialist role. Building on her skills in research and advocacy, Rhonda transitioned into the legal field and became a licensed Private Investigator. Specializing in Mitigation Investigation, she worked to keep defendants off death row in the state of Oregon.
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Rhonda later shifted into the private sector, where she became an accomplished Amazon Catalog and Advertising Manager overseeing more than a million dollars in annual ad spend and managing thousands of product listings, while also serving in an executive support capacity. Her keen eye for detail, data-driven approach, and ability to manage large-scale operations made her a trusted leader in the fast-paced world of e-commerce.
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Beyond her career, she is devoted to her family, an avid pickleball enthusiast, a quilter, and a lifelong learner who has lived through some of the most transformative eras in American history—from the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic—while remaining deeply rooted in her small rural community.